1983 City of Lincoln Council election

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1983 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
←  1982 5 May 1983 1984  →
11 of the 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election2013
Seats won83
Seats after2310
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote12,53210,575
Percentage46.4%39.2%
City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1983.svg
Map showing the results the 1983 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats and blue shows the Conservatives seats.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1983 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 5 May 1983. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election: the seats of the top-polling candidates at the all out election of 1979. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Overall results

1983 City of Lincoln Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 830Increase2.svg372.746.412,532
  Conservative 303Decrease2.svg327.339.210,575
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.013.23,561
  Ecology 000Steady2.svg0.00.7181
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.4118
 Rev Reform000Steady2.svg0.00.017
Total1126,984

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter West [4] 1,150 51.2%
Conservative J. Frost72232.2%
Alliance M. Sedgwick37216.6%
Turnout 41.5%
Labour hold

Birchwood

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Birchwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lawrence Wells [5] 910 40.9%
Conservative W. Crumblehulme86438.8%
Labour L. Retallack41818.8%
Independent Labour K. Erskine341.5%
Turnout 40.2%
Labour gain from Conservative

Boultham

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Rook 1,305 52.1%
Conservative P. Samways87034.7%
Alliance L. Davis26410.5%
Ecology C. Moulton652.6%
Turnout 51.3%
Labour hold

Note: T. Rook had been elected as a Democratic Labour councillor in 1979 [3]

Bracebridge

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Jenkins 1,603 61.3%
Labour W. Fielder1,01138.7%
Turnout 45.4%
Conservative hold

Carholme

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Campbell 1,185 43.3%
Labour B. Phippard79929.2%
Alliance S. England68425.0%
Ecology S. Moulton692.5%
Turnout 49.5%
Conservative hold

Castle

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Morgan [6] 1,419 55.8%
Conservative M. Mellows76630.1%
Alliance E. Thompson35614.0%
Turnout 49.1%
Labour hold

Longdales

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Neil Murray [7] 1,160 46.0%
Conservative C. North97938.8%
Alliance R. Barnes35614.1%
Independent Labour M. King271.1%
Turnout 51.4%
Labour gain from Conservative

Minster

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jerome O'Brien [5] 1,481 44.8%
Conservative J. Sullivan1,35240.9%
Alliance C. Davis41512.6%
Independent Labour N. Erskin571.7%
Turnout 53.9%
Labour gain from Conservative

Moorland

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Abbott 1,051 46.5%
Labour R. Hodson94942.0%
Alliance C. Robins24310.8%
Rev ReformT. Kyle170.8%
Turnout 45.7%
Conservative hold

Park

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Jackson [8] 1,004 48.1%
Conservative K. Pullen58227.9%
Alliance F. Allen45321.7%
Ecology G. Bosworth472.3%
Turnout 41.9%
Labour hold

Tritton

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Hurst 1,344 69.1%
Conservative R. Seale60130.9%
Turnout 44.8%
Labour hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Councillors - Abbey ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Councillors - Glebe ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Councillors - Castle ward". Archived from the original on 26 August 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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